Cabinet of Canada

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cabinet executive body

The Cabinet of Canada is the central decision-making body of the Canadian federal executive, composed of the prime minister and selected ministers who direct government policy and administration.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet → executive body →
advises	governor general of Canada → monarch of Canada →
appointingAuthority	governor general of Canada →
appointmentsOnAdviceOf	prime minister of Canada →
branch	executive branch of Canada →
collectiveResponsibility	yes →
composedOf	Prime Minister of Canada → federal ministers → members of the King’s Privy Council for Canada →
confidentiality	cabinet confidence →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution Act, 1867 →
constitutionalConvention	responsible government →
country	Canada →
exercisesPowerThrough	cabinet directives → orders in council → regulations →
hasCommittee	cabinet committees →
hasHeadOfGovernment	prime minister of Canada →
hasSubdivision	Treasury Board of Canada →
jurisdiction	federal government of Canada →
language	English → French →
leaderTitle	Prime Minister of Canada →
meetsAt	Parliament Hill →
meetsFrequency	regularly →
meetsIn	Ottawa →
meetsInCamera	true →
oversees	federal agencies → federal departments →
partOf	Government of Canada → federal executive of Canada →
policyAreas	defence policy → domestic policy → economic policy → foreign policy → social policy →
relatedTo	Executive Council → King’s Privy Council for Canada →
responsibleTo	House of Commons of Canada → Parliament of Canada →
role	central decision-making body of the Canadian federal executive → directs government policy → oversees federal administration →
seatOfGovernment	Ottawa →
supportsBody	Privy Council Office →
system	Westminster parliamentary system →
worksWith	Privy Council Office →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Secretary of State for External Affairs → Treasury Board of Canada →	partOf
Crown in right of Canada →	actsThrough
Rideau Cottage ("Justin Trudeau government") →	associatedWith
Canadian federal government →	cabinet
Office of the Prime Minister of Canada →	distinctFrom
Crown in right of Canada ("Crown-in-Council") →	hasBranch
Advisory Council for the Order of Canada ("Government of Canada Cabinet") →	isIndependentOf
Prime Minister of Canada →	leads
Prime Minister of Canada →	memberOf
Department of External Affairs (Canada) →	subordinateTo